Tent Caterpillars

• As caterpillars eat N.B. maple leaves, syrup producers consider insecticide solution

  New Brunswick's maple syrup industry is considering using an insecticide to kill off forest tent caterpillars that have chewed through a portion of the woodlands this summer.

  Environment

  Jul 30, 2024
  
• Delayed summer means nuisance bugs still on the horizon for Winnipeg

  Although Winnipeggers are welcoming the advent of warm summer weather, with pleasant days can come not-so-pleasant interactions with local bugs.

  Environment

  Jun 29, 2022
  
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• Regina entrepreneurs create new tree banding system

  Every year the city of Regina along with residents band trees to protect them from pests, but one duo has reinvented the decades-old system and created a more environmentally-friendly and non-toxic alternative. 

  Canada

  Sep 25, 2018
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• Mosquitoes expected to make Regina comeback this weekend

  While tent caterpillar numbers are down in Regina, the city is bracing for an incoming swarm of mosquitoes.

  Canada

  Jun 5, 2018
• Tent caterpillar spraying underway in Regina

  Over the next two and a half weeks, city crews will be targeting the Creeks, Harbour Landing, the Greens on Gardiner, and Regina Cemetery.

  Canada

  May 29, 2018
• Some central Alberta communities grappling with caterpillar infestation

  Some communities north of Edmonton have found themselves to be infested with tent caterpillars.

  Environment

  May 28, 2018
• Thousands of tent caterpillars emerge, numbers expected to be on the decline

  While some areas in the province have seen a decline of tent caterpillars, Saskatoon is about a year behind according to an entomologist with the city.

  Canada

  May 21, 2018
• Explosion of caterpillars infesting parts of Winnipeg

  There have been several waves of caterpillar outbreaks throughout the summer in Winnipeg this year.

  Environment

  Aug 26, 2017
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• Low mosquito numbers predicted in Saskatoon as tent caterpillar invasion ends

  As the tent caterpillar infestation ends in Saskatoon, those pesky mosquitoes are starting to appear.

  Canada

  Jun 8, 2017
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• ‘It’s like a carpet’: Pictures, videos show caterpillars coating Manitoba highway

  Thousands of tent caterpillars are out in force near St. Lazare, Man. 

  May 31, 2017